The lived religion approach in the sociology of religion and its implications for secular feminist analyses of religion
The sociological lived religion' approach focuses on the experiences of religious individuals in everyday life, whilst also considering the institutional aspects of religion that they may engage with. It emphasizes that individuals do not simply copy' institutional religious prescription...
| Published in: | Social compass |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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| In: |
Social compass
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religious sociology
/ Religious life
/ Feminism
/ Secularism
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Lived Religion
B religion vécue B Secular Feminism B féminisme séculaire B religious feminism B women's organizationsféminisme religieux B organisations de femmes |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The sociological lived religion' approach focuses on the experiences of religious individuals in everyday life, whilst also considering the institutional aspects of religion that they may engage with. It emphasizes that individuals do not simply copy' institutional religious prescriptions; instead, it posits that people have an active and reflexive role in shaping, negotiating and changing their own beliefs and practices. This article examines the implications of the lived religion' approach for secular feminist analyses of religion in Western contexts. It starts out by proposing three different secular feminist positions on religion: a hard, a mixed hard and soft, and a soft position. The article then examines the views on women and religion forwarded by some high-profile feminist organisations in Europe, and how these relate to the three proposed secular feminist positions on religion. Finally, the article assesses which secular feminist position is most compatible with a lived religion' approach. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0037768617727482 |